Descripción
Críticas
"... ebullient scat singing..." -- (e.g., Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune, September, 1996)
"Auguscik is a jazz rarity..." -- (e.g., Neil Tesser, Playboy jazz critic, January, 1997)
"Her music is like fireworks - warm, dynamic colors exploding in the sky, going in different directions..." -- (e.g., Dough Collier, Rockford RAM, August, 1996)
Reseña del editor
"Grazyna Auguscik is not merely a vocalist but, rather a musician who has a purpose for every note she sings, for every phrase she lingers upon or dramatically cuts short. There are no throwaway notes, no glib theatrics, no self-congratulatory turns of phrase here: Auguscik has intelligence to use her voice in thoroughly unexpected ways. ... Grazyna is emerging as an individual voice in a world of sound-alike singers... Auguscik approaches the art of jazz singing with fervor and intensity. She treats even the most well-worn fare with a spirit of adventure..."
Artista biografía
Singer, composer and producer Grazyna Auguscik has won the praise and admiration of music critics, jazz enthusiasts and even non-jazz audiences with a singular voice that speaks a universal language. Drawing on influences as diverse as Polish folk music, Bud Powell, Keith Jarrett and Chopin, Grazyna's elusive style challenges traditional definitions of a jazz singer without pretense or sentimentality. Her unorthodox approach to rewriting classic works is at once a tribute to its authors as well as an adventure into uncharted territory.
Her professional music career She began in Europe, completed her studies in 1992 at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, and has since become a prolific collaborator with such jazz notables as Bobby Enriquez, John Medeski, Paul Wertico, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Robert Irving III, Michal Urbaniak, Terry Callier, Patricia Barber, Leni Stern, Urszula Dudziak, Eric Hochberg, John McLean, David Onderdonk, Ernie Adams, Ron Perrillo, and many others.
Amidst her active schedule of performances in the U.S., Europe and Asia, Grazyna has managed to record, produce and distribute seven albums, four under her own record label, GMA Records, and appearing on as many projects as a guest.
Her album Pastels was one of the best in 1998, chosen by National Public Radio listeners. New Millennium brings her three new albums, and idea for the first World Music Festival in Poland. Fragile in collaboration with one of the best Brazilian singer and guitarist Paulinho Garcia was TOP 20 JAZZ ALBUMS of the year 2000 on WBEZ CHICAGO 91.5 FM National Public Radio. Her latest "River" 2002 release placed her as one of the hottest young jazz talents in the country.